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The current NFL rules are that injuries have to reported, no matter how vague. Once Ben was reported to have a shoulder injury, defensive players would be aware of that and might plan their tackles accordingly.

Terry Bradshaw was just as bad as Ben, as far as the on field "injuries" and drama-queen-ish statements. Of course, he won us 4 SB rings, so no one says anything. Unless you're too young to remember TB?

I, for one, am getting VERY SICK of Ben's drama queen antics. This is starting to get on my nerves. First, we had toe-gate, and fever-gate, and NOW shoulder-gate, all caused by Ben's running his yap. Just stupid. I know Terry did it too, but he has 4 rings. I just want Ben to keep his mouth shut and play ball.

Dale, if Tomlin prefers "brawlers" as O-lineman, why is his OL coach a big believer in technique and teaching it (see Faneca, Alan, 2007)?Tomlin doesn't seem to object since he chose to retain Zerlien on his staff.

When everything breaks down, you have to brawl. Playing the offensive line is hand-to-hand combat on a play-by-play basis.Boxing is called the sweet science, but when you're trading blows, sometimes that goes out the window.Zierlein loves Colon because of his brawler mentality. Now they've added a couple more brawlers up front.

Tomlin had to disclose that Ben had a sore shoulder. NFL rules.That, apparently, is all they wanted anyone to know.